Hoop-fastener.



W. MOSHBR, I. ROCHE & J. G. FOSTON.

HOOP FASTENBR.

APPLIOATLOH FILED 001. 13, 1908.

Patented May 18, 1909.

anmntow iced 0. 75.95011.

o'flATES morons onnion. WALTER MQBHER, ISAAC A. ROCHE, El) IAMEES ga -WON, 9F DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIAE,

' CANADA.'

HOOP FAETB NER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Ifatentedfliey 18, 1909.

Application filed October 18, 1908. serial No. 467,588.

To all who-m 1' t may concern:

Be it known that we, WALTER Mosul-m, TsAAo A. ROCHE, and J AMES C. Fos'ron, subjects of the King of Great Britain, residing at Dartmouth, in the Province of Nova- 'Scotia and Dominion 01'. Canada, have inbefore it is bent to fOIlTl a .nectecl together,

vented certain new and useful Improvements in Hoop-Fosteners, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to im noven'ient-s in; the construction of those oops which 'ere utilized for. holding the. stoves to ether in the manufacture of barrels, pails, to s and the like, and the object of the in vention is the provision ofnmetallic boo) embodying a novel-construction whereby it can be readily contracted and made smaller to-aclmit of oompehsntion being made for shrinkage of thestaves,

The invention further contemplates a hoop which is simple and inex ensive in its construction and can he .reedi y applied to n barrel or litre-member and held securely in position thereon with a smaller number of nails or other fastening membene than is required with an ,ordiim-rj hoop;

F or a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and also toacquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means for eiiect-ing the result, reference is to he had to the followin descri tion and accompam'ing drawings, in whic 1! Figured is a perspective view of eberrel embodying the invention, Fig. 2 is an enln r ed sectional view throngh'the connected on s of the strip from fwhich the hoop is formed, Fig.- 3 is a: plan view of the strip hoop, portions being broken away; I

Corresponding-and like parts are referred to in the following description ond'indioeted in till the views of the drawings by the some reference characters.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the body portion of a hoop which is formed ot'e single strip of sheet matei'iel,

being bent into engagethe ends of the strip or and adjustably conmentwith each 0 One end of the stri isprovider] with e series of openings i-2'wliichare imiformly spaced and in the present in "stance are shown as being tria no in" shape, one of the flatsides of one of-the openings facing the end of the strip. Can I s ace betweenthe tongues be an even multi p e of the space between theiopenings. The end of the strip cai'ryin'gth tongues'is also provided with o ening; 4 adopted to register with one of 1e 9 en-ings 2 and to receive a nail or similar; estemngmember which is driven .into the barrel and settles to prevent the end from springing outw'ardly. This nail on fastening member 5 plot only prevents the extremity of the strip 'J'Olll barr but also holds-the'hoop securely in .osit-ion upon the bc-r'rel and" revents it -tom slipping thereon. It willeentirely obvious however that should. the stoves the hoop can he reedily contracted" and made smaller so as to again draw the stoves closer together. Tonocompllsh thlsresult,

the nail 5 is withdrawn and the bee moved from the barrel, the tongues 3 eing then caused to engage'a.difie1e11' t set of the penings 2. The hoop is then again :1

0 p ied to the barrel and attention may be irooted to the-fact that when the hoop is in posit-ion, the tongues 3 nre africtionellyenugged by the surface of the 'bni-rel so that the ends of the strip would not-become accidentally dismonnected even should the shrinkage of the stoves be su'flioient for-that pugiose.

' living thus described the invent1on,whet is claimed as new is:

, A hoop for barrels comprisin a strip provided at one end with a lity of equidistantly fiat sidesor which face the end of the stri r tonmies' integrally formed at the opptfii e' on of said strip end arranged infsuch spaced relation as to register with theopanings upon the overlapping of the ends of rojeoting beyondthe periphery of the Iplurc need triengu er. openings, the

so shrink or for any other reason become loose,

' said strips, said tongues adapbed'for inser- In testimony whereof we afii x" our signe- 10 ing saidtpngues'heving an d erture formed therethrough to register wit the openings JAMES (L FOSTON tion through the openings a.m 1 to frictiontux-es presence of two witnesses. -ally bind against the barrel, Bald end ,cerry- WALTERMOSHER' L a. ISAAC AIROOHE. {13.8.1

in the dpposite end of said 'strlp when overhipped, and a. nail adapted to engage Witnesses: v Q through the aperture end adj went opemnge Tues. Norrrnic, and intothe srde of the barrel. FRANK N. Russnnn. 

